Wall-papering machine.



G. J. SIEBENHAAR.

WALL PAPERING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED srmxzo, 1912.

1,071,812, Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

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O. J. SIBBENHAAR.

WALL PAPERING MACHINE.

APPLICATION TILED SEPT. 20, 1912.

1,071,812. Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

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WALL PAPBRING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1912.

1 ,Q'? 1 ,8 1 2 Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

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amentoz CHRISTIAN J. SIEBENHAAR, OF ORAMEL, NEW YORK.

WALL-PAPERING MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Cmnsrnm J. SIFiBEN- HAAR,a citizen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, residing at Oramel, in'thecounty of Allegany and State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in construction, the desired features of\Va-ll-PaperingMachines, of whiclrthe fol-,

lowing is a specification;

The present invention relates to certain noveland useful improvements inWall papering machines.

In carrying out my invention, it is my purpose to provid'efa machine ofthe character described whereby the edge of the paper may trimmed, andthe paper applied to and pasted onthe wall or ceiling, rapidly andaccurately.

A further obiect of ,my invention is the provision of a machineembodying -in its sunplicity, durability and convenience; the ma chinebeingsoconstructed that the operator in using the same-stands at adistance from the Wall being papered, thereby enabling him to determinewhether or not the patterns or rolls are matching and also to determinethe accuracy of the work.

Still another object of my invention is to. provide a novel arrangementof Support for the pastin brushes, said siipport being actuated by theoperator to raise and lower the same as hereinafter described.

I also aim in the present instance to pro vide a-machine which may bemanufactured and marketed at a relatively low cost.

With the above-recited objects and others .of a similar nature in view,the. invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangementof parts set forth and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing :-Figure 1 is a view in side elevation ofthe machine embodying my improvements, the machine being shown in itsextended position. Fig.

2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view, taken through the same.Fig. 3 is a trans verse vertical sectional view. Fig. 4 is atop planview. Fig. 5 is a perspective viewof thepaper roll holder and thepasting rolls and ltXLPtflClQ.

Referring now to the accompanying draw ings indetail, the letter Aindicates the platform of my machine, said platform be ing provided withcasters 1 for moving the same from pla'ceto-place. Arranged at one endot the platform are the standards Ll- 2,

' Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed September 20, 1912. Serial No. 721,426. I

Patented Sept. .2, 1 91s.

carrying the cross bar 3 having the bore t therein for the reception ofthe screw 5, the outer end of said screw carrying a crank or handle 6.The shank of the screw is threaded into the cross bar 7 of thevertically arranged movable frame 8, said frame having rollers 9 bymeans of which the frame may travel along the platform a certaindstance, when the screw is act-11 ated. To the vertical standards 10 ofthe frame is pivoted one end 11 of the lazy tongs 12, the opposite endof said lazy tongs being pivoted as at 13 to the end of the platformfrom that carrying the screw. ihe lazy tongs, it'will be seen, form anex tensible body or frame for carrying arts of the wall paper machine,as will be iereinafter described. When the screw shank is turned to theleft by means of the handle or crank, the extensible frame formed by thelazy tongs is extended or lengthened, the movable frame 8 travelingtoward thev center of the platform. \Vhen the movement of the screw isreversed or it is turned toward the right, the frame is lowered. 'theframe. being retracted toward the end of the platform.

Mounted upon the platform and beneath.

the lazy tongs frame are the paper holding devices and the pastereceptacle and paste applying devices which may now be described asfollows:-The numerals 14-1 indicate side members in which is removablyjournalcd a paper holding roll 15. one end of the shaft of the rollfitting in an open slot 16 while the opposite end of the shaft of. therollis journaled in the opposite side support. iy this means the rollmay be remove when desired. The side supports are .verticaih; slotted asat 17, for the reception of the end studs of the roller lb, wherebysaidroll may be e mated andi-lowcrcil into contact. withtlie-inc'li'nc-l 9 to which is attached the cutting 'knili Q0. The rollis grooiied as at 21 for the receplion of the cutter knife or plate bymeans the latter should be sharpened enough to easily cut the edge ofthe paper while the machine isbeing opened. By placing the roll'in theslots as described, the operator may lift the roll and let the paperpass under the same. The side supports carrying the paper holding rolland the cutter roll are formed with the projecting lugs or earstudinally extending slot 49, terminating in 22 in which is journaled thepaper guide roll This guide roll rests directly over the paste applyingmechanism which is as follows:

The numeral 24' indicates the paste' re,

ceptacle which ,is in the form of a box orthe like, while 25 and 26indicateupper and lower paste applying rclls,- respeetive ly, the lowerpaste roll being rotatabl'y' journaled in theside members 27, while theupper'roll 25 is journaled in the-vertical slots 28'of said members,the'springs 29beari'ng against the studs of said upper roll and holdingthe latter in yielding engagement with; the lower pasting roll. Thepaper which is indicated at P, as it comes-off of tl1e;.guide 'roll 23asses beneath the. pasting rolland' thence eneath a guide roll 30journaled in the projecting ends} of the memberscarrying :the "feedroll. The sides of thep'aste box,

are provided with angularslots 31 a'nd32,

respectively, for the reception of pins 33 and 34, carried by each ofsaid members, the construction and arrangement "being such that thesemembers which are connected by the cross bar 35 may be moved slightlyrelative to the paste box, the members and the cross bar-forming a framefor the pasting rolls and the guide roll at the endithereof. Theph'pegafter passing theguide roll 30 leads upward and'overthe pastebrush 36 carried at the top of the lazy tongs frame,

also provided with pins 46 designed to penctrate the paper and extendthrough alining apertures 47 in the stationary strip. Carried by the topof the lazy tongs frame are the 'twolongitudinalbars 48, extending inparallelism and each formed with a-longia curved enlargement 5-0.

The numerals 5151 indicate two bars each having a hooked head portion52each of said heads having connected thereto'a laterally extending stud53 projecting through the adjacent slot 49 of the slotted .side barseach 'of the studs carrying a re- Mining block 54;. The bars 48' arealso provided with other slots 55, elongated in the direction of thelength of the bar, said slots receiving the cross rod 56 connecting theend of the top links. of the lazy tongs, and the ends of said bars arefurther connected by a cross rod 57.

58 designates a brush roller carried at the enlarged ends 59 of the bars51, said brush being designed to apply the ceiling paper as hereinafterdescribed. Immediately in front of the brush is a means for holding theedge of thepaper roll comprising a stationary cross strip 60 extendingbetween the bars, and. a movable strip 61 pivoted to the rod 62 andnormally held in engagement with 'the stationary strip by means of acoil spring 63, this device for retaining the end .of the paper rollbeing similar to that at the opposite end of the frame, as heretoforedescribed.

'In order to remove the pivoted strips of I the paper end holders andthereby release the'same, I provide wires or cords 6464" connected tothe ivoted or movablestrips of the clamps, said wire or cord extendingdownward to the platform, within easy reach of the operator so that itis only necand thereby release the paper.

It will be seen that the bars 51 carrying the ceiling brush and aperclamp are slidahle in the slots 49 oi the bars 48, so that they may bedrawn outward or extended essary to pull the cord to open the clamp asdesired, the studs 53 at the large ends of the bars 51 resting withinthe ciirved-poi I tions 50 of the slots 49.. Thus, the curved ends ofthe slots form'abutments for limiting the movement of the brush carryingbars.

'From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings,

the construction and manner of employing my improved wall paper machinewill be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.

By turning the screw to the left through I means of the'handle or crank,the lazy tongs Willbe extended and the machine raised in which positionit is ready to paste the paper on the wall. As the tongs are 'extended.the paper is drawn off the paper roll, past the edge trimming knife, and

through the paste-applying rolls, where the paste is applied to theproper face of the paper. The machine is now moved forward on thecasters until the wall pasting brush rests against the wall, when theoperatorreleases the paper from the holding clamp by pulling on the wireor cord after which the machine is closed byreversing the direction ofthe screw. As the machine collapses or closes, the table will be drawndownward along the wall and the paper appropriately pasted. In applyingthe paper to the ceiling, the top bars carrying the ceiling brush andpaper clamp-are extended relative to the slotted bars, so that theyoverreach the length of the machine. The paper is placed in positionwhen the machine is closed, by attaching the edge of the paper in theclamp and asthe machine is open or extended the necessary amount ofpaper will be drawn olf the roll. The machine is then run forward on itscasters so that the paper will be applied to the ceiling by the ceilingbrush, the edge of the paper being properly released from the clamp bypulling the wire connection.

While I have herein shown and described one particular embodiment of myimproved wall paper machine, by way of illustration, I wish it to beunderstood that I do not confine the invention to all the precisedetails of construction herein setforth as modification and variationmay be made without departing from the spirit of the invention orexceeding the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a wall paperingmachine, the combination with a platform, of an extensible frame carriedthereby, means for extending and collapsing said frame, a holder for thepaper and paste-applying mechanism on said platform, and devices carriedby said extensible frame for pasting the paper on a wall or ceiling.

2. In a wall papering machine, the combination with a platform, of aframe, means for extending and collapsing said frame, a paper holder andpaste-applying mechanism on said platform, and brushes carried by saidextensible frame for pasting the paper on the wall or ceiling.

3. In a wall paper machine, the combination with a platform, a framemovable along the same, an extensible frame connected to thetiistanentioned frame, means for moving the first-mentioned frame to extend and collapse the extensible frame, and paper pastingdevices-carried by the extensible frame.

4. In a wall paper machine, the combination of a platform, a framecarried thereby, means carried by the top of the frame capable of beinextended relative to the frame, a paste rush carried by the extendedmeans, and a device for clamping the paper arranged adjacent to thebrush.

5. The combination with a platform, a frame carried thereby, a. paperholding roll, a paste receptacle adjacent to the paper holding roll,paste rolls at the paste receptacle, and a'wall and a ceiling brushcarried by said frame.

6. The combination of a platform, a frame, a wall brush carried by theframe, a paper clamp adjacent to the brush, a ceiling brush also carriedby the frame, a paper clamp arranged adjacent to the ceiling brush, andmeans for opening the clamps to release the paper therefrom.

7. The combination with a movable platform, an extensible frame carriedthereby, a paper holding roll, trimming mechanism adjacent to said roll,a paste receptacle, pasting devices on the receptacle, :1 wall brushcarried by the top of the frame. and a ceiling brush at the opposite endof the frame from the wall brush.

The combination with a movable platform, of an extensible frame composedof lazy tongs carried by said platform, and paper pasting devicescarried by said lazy tongs frame.

9. The combination of a platform, of av frame comprising lazy tongscarried thereby, a paper roll holder on the platform, a paste receptacleadjacent to the rolls, a wall brush at the top of the frame, a clamp forthe edge of the paper adjacent to said brush, a ceiling brush at theopposite end of the frame from thewall brush, and a paper clamp adjacentto the ceiling brush,

10. The combination of a platform, a roll holding and paste applyingmechanisnr thereon, a frame, a plurality of extensible bars carried atthe top of said frame, and wall and ceiling brushes carried by saidbars.

11. The combination of a platform, an extensible frame carried thereby,means for raising and lowerin the frame, a roll for the paper roll, apaper edge trimmer adja cent to the roll, a paste receptacle, pasteaplying devices at the paste rw-eptacle, a wall iirush carried the topof the extensible frame, a paper clamp adjacent said brush andcomprising a stationary strip and a pivoted spring tensioned strip, aceilingbrush at the opposite end of the frame from the wall brush, apaper clamp arranged adjacent thereto and comprising a stationary stripand a pivoted spring tensioned strip, and means for actuating themovable strips to release the paper during the pasting process.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTIAN J. SIEBENIIAAR.

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